The U.S. Air Force’s second new GPS III satellite, bringing higher-power, more accurate and harder-to-jam signals to the GPS constellation, has arrived in Florida for launch. On March 18, Lockheed...
Global ionospheric map calculated with NeQuick G for the 18 09 2019 at 07 UT (DOY 261, 2019). (Image: GSA) News from the European GNSS Agency (GSA) A version of the NeQuick G algorithm using a new...
Dime-sized INS with RTK paves the way for high accuracy in mass-market consumer applications. Photo: Inertial Sense Inertial Sense has released a new micro-sized inertial navigation system (INS)...
Image: Drotek Drotek Electronics is now offering the F9P Sirius RTK GNSS Rover, which is designed to be mounted on a moving vehicle. The u-blox ZED-F9P module inside provides 1-cm position accuracy,...
The Institute of Navigation (ION) presented its Annual Awards during the ION International Technical Meeting in Dana Point, Calif., Jan. 26-28. The annual awards recognize individuals making...
LORD Corporation has released the latest version of its SensorConnect sensing software, featuring significant updates that support sensor management and data collection and visualization for...
Alan Cameron In February I had the privilege of addressing the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Navigation Days conference in the Netherlands. An internal ESA event, Navigation Days gathers...
Image: Drotek Drotek Electronics is now offering the F9P Sirius RTK GNSS Rover, which is designed to be mounted on a moving vehicle. The u-blox ZED-F9P module inside provides 1-cm position accuracy,...
By John Pottle and Neal Fedora John Pottle Precision matters. While “accuracy” is somewhat one-dimensional, “precision” is multi-faceted. We submit to you that whatever area of GNSS-based...
GSG-54 GNSS simulator Spectracom’s new 8-channel GPS constellation simulator, the Pendulum GSG-54, provides a wide-range of capabilities for in-line production testing of devices...
As a risk reduction effort for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III Follow On (GPS IIIF) satellite program, Frequency Electronics Inc. has received a contract from Lockheed Martin Space, valued at $5.9...
Third Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III satellite climbs to orbit on its own power GPS III SV03 increases number of secure military code (M-code) enabled satellites in GPS constellation to 22 total. ...
Image: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration Atomic clocks support world’s first black hole photo Orolia, through its joint venture company T4Science Inc. in Switzerland, supported the...
The latest Lenovo smartphone offers dual-frequency GNSS capable of tracking the latest BDS phase III signal, the Z6 SE, using an Allystar chipset. The company says this is the first time a smartphone...
Xiaomi Mi 8 dual-frequency smartphones procured for teams participating in ESA’s second Galileo App Competition, taking place at ESTEC in the Netherlands on April 18. (Photo: ESA) The...
Photo: Toshe_O/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Senate joined House to override Trump’s veto, making bill into law The U. S. Congress, especially the Armed Services Committees, have long...
By John Pottle and Neal Fedora John Pottle Precision matters. While “accuracy” is somewhat one-dimensional, “precision” is multi-faceted. We submit to you that whatever area of GNSS-based...
Photo: Trimble Antenna development, going all the way back to the first antennas, has been one of continuous innovation,” Richard Langley wrote in our September issue. Even after more than 30...
A black hole has been imaged for the first time. The image was captured by a world-spanning network of radio telescopes that together create the Event Horizon Telescope. It zeroed in on the...
News via the CANSPACE Listserv The EUMETSAT Polar System is considering providing GNSS navigation bit data, should there be sufficient interest in the user community. “In the framework of...